Tank-support.



No. 784,600. PATBNTED MAR. 14, 1905. P. P. STURDBVANT.

TANK SUPPORT.

APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 11,1904.

UNITED STATES Patented March 14, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

PAYNE P. STURDEVANT, OF PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AMERI- CAN CAR & FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPO- RATION OF NEWY JERSEY.

TANK-SUPPORT.-

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 784,600, dated March 14, 1905.

Application filed November 11| 1904. Serial Nos 232,331.

To all whom it nul/y concern.'

Be it known that I, PAYNE P. STURDEVANT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Passaic, New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Tank-Supports, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a bolster withV the tank-supporting saddles carried thereby. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View in plan of the bolster and tank-supporting saddles, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

This invention relates to car construction, and particularly to a bolster for tank-cars and a support for the'tank which is carried by said bolster.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a cheap, durable, and efficient construction'capable of supporting the tank and providing rigidity to the underframing of the car.

Another object is to provide a tank-support which may be readily attached to the bolster and which maybe suitably cast, which casting will possess a maximum amount of strength with a minimum amount of weight.

Other objects and advantages, as well as the novel details of construction of this invention, will be specifically described hereinafter, it being understood that changes in form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

In the construction illustrated in the drawings the center sill comprises two channels 1, the flanges of which are turned outwardly. The two side plates 2 and 3 of the bolster are provided with oppositely-disposed top and bottom flanges 4 and 5 and 4a and 5a, respectively. These flanges are parts of angles which are riveted to the top and bottom of the plates 2 and 3. The plates'2 and 3 are fastened to the webs of the center-sill channels by angle-plates 6. The side sills 7 and 8 terminate at the bolsters and are connected to the end sill of the car in a manner similar to that shown in a companion application filed by me of even dateherewith and given Serial N o. 232,328. These side sills are illustrated as channels having outwardly-turned edges, the bottom flanges being connected to the angles 9 and l0, which angles are also secured to the angle tie-plates l1 and 12, secured to the plates 2 and 3 and to the webs of the channels of the side sills 7 and 8. The bottom cover-plate 12 extends from side sill to side sill and is secured to the bottom flanges 5 and 5 of the side plates 2 and 3 and to the bottom flanges of the channels 1. A top cover-plate for the center sill (designated by the numeral 13) is fastened to the top flanges of the center-sill channels and supports the top cover-plate I4 of the bolster, which coverplate also extends from side sill to side sill.

15 designates the tank-supports, which are in the form of castings having a skeleton web with intermediate oppositely-disposed ribs 16 and top and bottom anges 17 and 18, the bottom flanges being secure'd to the top of the bolster by means of rivets which pass through said flanges 18, through the coverplate for the bolster, and through the fianges 4 and 4a of the side plates 42.. Each of these castings 15 extend from the side to a point adjacent to the longitudinal center of the center sill and are connected by fastening devices 19. The ends of the castings 15 are inclined downwardly toward the side sills, as at 20, which side sills extend above the top of the bolsters and adjacent to the ends of the castings 15, which ends are also flanged. The lugs or projections 21 on the curved upper edge of each casting are for the purpose of forming seats for the tank-sills 22. These lugs may be dispensed with, however, and the sills 22 may be secured to the castings by suitable bolts. The openings 23 in the casting are to permit rods to extend therethrough, which rods will be for the purpose of securing the head-block rigid to a carframe. The perforate bosses 24 are for the reception of the tank-rods which pass transversely around the tank.

The novel combination of the bolster and tank-supports provide a strong, light, and durable means for supporting the tank upon the underframing in an e'flicient manner.

Having thus described the invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination with center sills and a bolster, side sills projecting above the bolster and terminating in depth short of the bottom of the bolster, angles carried by the side sills and extending to the bottom of the bolster, and tanlvsupports resting on the bolster and against one side of each side sill; substantially as described.

2. rIhe combination with center sills, a bolster carried thereby, channel side sills connected to the bolster and extending` above thesame, angles connected to the bottom of the side sills and to the bolster, and tank-supports resting upon the bolster and against the side sills; substantially as described.

3. In a tank-car, the combination with a bolster, side sills connected to the ends of the bolster and projecting above the same, a tank-support on the bolster, the ends of said tanl -support resting against the projecting portions of the side sills; substantially as described.

4. In a tank-car, bolsters and center sills, side sills connected to the ends of the bolsters and having portions extending above the top of the bolsters, and tank-supports riveted to the tops of the bolsters and having ends resting against the upwardly-projecting portions of the side sills; substantially as described.

5. In a tank-car, channel side sills having outwardly-projecting flanges, bolsters connected to the side siIls, the tops of said bolsters being lower than the tops of the side sills, and tank-supports carried by the bolsters and having their ends resting against the webs of the channel side sills; substantially as described.

6. In a tank-car, channel side sills having outwardly-projecting iianges, bolsters connected to the side sills, the tops of said bolsters being lower than the tops of the side sills, tank-supports carried by the bolsters and having their ends resting against the webs of the channel side sills, and reinforcingangles connected to the lower [langes of the side sills; substantially as described.

7. A tank-support comprising a casting having a central web provided with perforations for the head-block tie-rods, top and bottom flanges carried by the web, and vertical reinforcing-ribs projecting outwardly from the web and connecting the top and bottom vflanges; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 7th day of November, 1904.

PAYNE P. STURDEVANT. 

